Directions In each of these questions a paragraph is given that has a blank in it Out of the given o...........

English ( Master) Paragraph Completion

Directions: In each of these questions, a paragraph is given that has a blank in it. Out of the given options, only one fits in with the context of the paragraph. Select that as the answer.

"Women hold up half the sky,” Mao Zedong used to say. They also hold up 41% of China’s GDP, the biggest share in the Asia-Pacific, says a new report by the McKinsey Global Institute. _________________________. In Japan the percentage of women in the labour force has increased quickly in the past ten years; in the Philippines, 142 women hold professional or technical jobs for every 100 men; China boasts 114 of the world’s 147 female, self made billionaires.

China could add 13% to its GDP by 2025 if it increased women’s employment and productivity as quickly as the leading countries in its region or peer group.

But economic progress and female employment do not necessarily move in tandem.

It also finds quite impressive signs of progress in many countries.

Some of their chores may be left undone or be left to men (which is often the same thing).

None of the above

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Explanation:

The lines before the blank talk about China while the ones after the blank talk about other nations.
Option A can be eliminated as it continues to talk about China and matches with the previous lines but not the lines after the blank.
Option B is incorrect as its tone and context are opposite to what has been stated in the passage.
Option D is incorrect as it is completely off topic.
Option C is correct. It introduces a different angle that fits in with the lines after the blank while the use of ‘also’ makes it suitable as a bridge, fitting well with the previous lines.
Hence, option C is correct.